THREE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS FOR CATARACT EVALUATION
Published 2025 - 29th ESCRS Winter Meeting
Reference: PO047 | Type: Free Paper | DOI: 10.82333/dw04-6582
Authors: Zahra Javdani Sanatgar Moghaddam* 1 , Rober Kuijpers 2 , Frank Goes 3
1IZZ HIS ZIEKENHUIZEN TE,Brussels,Belgium, 2oogziekenhuis Rotterdam Kuijpers ,Rotterdam,Netherlands, 3OogCentrum Antwerpen ,Antwerp,Belgium
Purpose
To evaluate the prevalence of primary and secondary cataract in a cohort of 170 nursing home residents.
Setting
One Belgium nursing home
Methods
A total of 51 residents from a larger cohort of 170 residents in a nursing home in Flanders were examined three years after an inital screening in 2021. Initially, detailed medical and family history, complete ophthalmological examination including visual acuity, slit lamp examination, measurement of intraocular pressure, fundoscopy, and OCT (if feasible) were performed, and patients were selectively referred to an ophthalmologist. In 2024, 119 residents had deceased. Of the 51 remaining residents, six showed an advanced stage of dementia, one was hospitalized, two had moved to another nursing home, and seven were unavailable. Hence 35 residents were available for ophthalmic examination at three years, seven of whom were consulting an ophthalmologist.
Results
Suppose we count all the remaining 51 residents of the primary study in 2021. In that case, the prevalence of cataracts, secondary cataracts, and previous cataract surgery within (intra ocular lens) is respectively (68.57%), (17.14%), and (25.71%). En it is prominently higher than the study in 2021, regardless of the low sample size. because the population aging and the prevalence of cataracts raising.
Conclusion
Nursing home residents may be 'a forgotten group' of ophthalmic patients due to relative immobility and/or dementia. To mitigate these conditions, ophthalmic screening and/or treatment may be important to maintain or improve quality of life.